To be honest, it's the faster pace that I'm wondering about. Fry's tone is generally quite slow, and not rapid-fire questions and answers. But a multitude of sins can be covered up in the edit...
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 3:26 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > "Jeopardy!" is just a faster-paced version of "QI" without the joke > answers. (I'm only sort of kidding.) > > On Feb 27, 2023, at 2:18 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > There have been a couple of attempts in the past to bring Jeopardy to UK > audiences, although I confess that they have all completely passed me by. > > This feels like a significantly bigger play with Fry taking on hosting > duties. Beyond the odd presenting stint on Have I Got News For You, I can't > recall him doing something like this before, and I'm not 100% sure that > it's his wheelhouse to be honest. But the proof will be in the pudding. > > It's only 20 episodes in the first instance (a tiny order for a daytime > quiz show), so I guess either Fry's work commitments limit things, or ITV > isn't 100% sure yet. > > https://deadline.com/2023/02/stephen-fry-jeopardy-itv-uk-1235272799/ > > > Adam > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBxHFF8krNwSNy%3DRHKuw5LCUBqmDWfDMEb0Sy4JZQc0yQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBxHFF8krNwSNy%3DRHKuw5LCUBqmDWfDMEb0Sy4JZQc0yQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/31D85DE7-5C6A-4AA9-BC7F-DF2A16EEF3DC%40ellwanger.tv > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/31D85DE7-5C6A-4AA9-BC7F-DF2A16EEF3DC%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDqFZvVyK1P_%2BGfVrgBFy%3D4nr%3DeSHdGbxxzao%2B9rvgUAw%40mail.gmail.com.
